Senior Risk Advisor/Technical Writer

Peraton•Fort Meade, MD

5d•$135,000 - $216,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton seeks a Senior Risk Advisor/Technical Writer to join their Mission Assurance and Operations Research Analysis (MA/ORSA) team in support of the Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command (DCDC). This role is based in Fort Meade, Maryland. The position involves acting as an expert to assist DCDC in understanding, identifying, assessing, and managing risks that affect the secure operation and defensibility of cyberspace. This includes risks related to DoD intelligence systems, mission support systems, weapon systems, new technology, capabilities, networks, cyber-physical systems, control systems, cloud environments, and data stores. The role also supports operations research analysis for intelligence, cyberspace operations, contingency operations, and operational-level planning, joint and multilateral training exercises, and strategic engagement policy. This involves analyzing operational activities of systems to provide a quantitative basis for decision-making using logic and scientific or economic disciplines. The analyst will help devise modeling and measuring techniques, address requirements, evaluate data assessment strategies, and assist with cost-benefit analysis, data collection, data analysis, risk analysis, simulation model execution, economic analysis, and operational effectiveness studies.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; 7 years PhD. Will consider +14 Associate or HS plus 16 years of experience.
Experience with writing studies that answer senior leader questions; provide analysis, risks, and options; and support decision making
Minimum five years of experience as an Operations Planner in cyberspace operations: must be able to support operations research analysis for intelligence, cyberspace operations, contingency operations, and operational-level planning, joint and multilateral training exercises, and strategic engagement policy
Technical writing experience: must be able to provide input -- and produce -- briefings, charts and diagrams assisting in the coordination of operational planning in support of operations
Experienced in monitoring and reviewing strategies, doctrine, policies, and directives to ensure compliance
Must have a full, complete, and in-depth understanding of all aspects of Defensive Cyberspace Operations
Must be fluent in all aspects of government and corporate communications media to include all MS Office products and common task ticketing systems
Must have the demonstrated ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders in a variety of formats
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Ability to work periodically on shift to assist the team
U.S. Citizenship required
Active DOD TS/SCI Clearance or the ability to obtain SCI

Nice To Haves

Specialized Certifications-- One of DoD IAT II or higher (SSCP, CCNA-Security, GSEC, Security+ CE)
Experience in developing complex dashboards, reports, and automated searches in Splunk, ArcSight, or Elastic/Kibana

Responsibilities

Prepare charts and diagrams to assist in metrics analysis and problem evaluation, and submit recommendations for data mining and analytical solutions
Create Trend Analysis Reports and other periodic documents in coordination with the ORSA team
Perform documentation and vetting of identified vulnerabilities for operational use
Define and aggregate risk across the breadth and depth of the Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command (DCDC)
Participate and prepare battle rhythm events and products that incorporate operational variables such as cyber, Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, Infrastructure, Physical Environment and Time (PMESII-PT) and mission related variables such as Mission, Enemy, Troops, Terrain, Time, and Civil Considerations (METT-TC) to determine an overall risk to identified for all defense critical missions, and other critical mission areas, by DAO and sector
Produces high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and operations officials